Land use hidden — Forest in Mexico
Mexico: Land use hidden — Forest was 653,088 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Mexico is 653,088 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Mexico peaked at 705,916 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 653,088 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 11th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 705,916 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 703,706 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 701,496 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 699,286 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 697,075 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 694,865 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 692,655 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 690,444 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 688,234 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 686,024 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 683,814 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 682,376 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 680,937 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 679,499 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 678,061 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 676,623 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 675,185 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 673,747 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 672,309 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 670,871 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 669,433 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 668,208 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 666,984 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 665,759 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 664,534 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 663,309 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 662,032 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 660,754 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 659,480 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 658,200 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 656,920 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 655,640 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 654,370 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 653,088 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 653,088 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 23.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 653,088 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 31.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 695,970 Square kilometres | 686,024 Square kilometres | 705,916 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 677,342 Square kilometres | 670,871 Square kilometres | 683,814 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 663,869 Square kilometres | 658,200 Square kilometres | 669,433 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 655,004 Square kilometres | 653,088 Square kilometres | 656,920 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 8 Latvia 34,224 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Eswatini 5,012 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Indonesia 903,166 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Estonia 24,384 Square kilometres compare
- 9 India 729,592 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Moldova 3,865 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Lithuania 22,054 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Mauritania 2,964 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Peru 718,119 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Slovenia 12,317 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 466.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Angola 649,422 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Lesotho 345.2 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 9,169 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Colombia 585,441 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Anguilla 55 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 5,221 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Netherlands 3,723 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Bolivia 502,063 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Mexico?
- Land use hidden — forest in Mexico was 653,088 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 705,916 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 653,088 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata